Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa

South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils was 61.81 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
61.81
World rank
25th
of 196 countries
All-time high
61.81
in 2050
All-time low
33.59
in 1966
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in South Africa, 1961–2050

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Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

In 2050, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa stood at 61.81. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa peaked at 61.81 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 33.59, in 1966.

That places South Africa 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.28 33.59 36.1 9
1970s 38.78 35.51 43.93 10
1980s 42.11 39.52 45.77 10
1990s 43.29 41.43 44.33 10
2000s 44.45 42.76 45.87 10
2010s 44.02 41.11 45.74 10
2030s 55.39 55.39 55.39 1
2050s 61.81 61.81 61.81 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.94 compare
  2. 23 Germany 70.31 compare
  3. 24 Kenya 67.66 compare
  4. 26 Chad 60.56 compare
  5. 27 Thailand 57.08 compare
  6. 28 Philippines 55.98 compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa?
Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in South Africa was 61.81 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 61.81 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 33.59 in 1966.
How does South Africa rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils?
South Africa ranks 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 10,938 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).